Allendale-Lakeside in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Antioch Baptist Church
1057 Texas Avenue
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, June 15, 2024
1. Antioch Baptist Church Marker
Founded in 1866. Oldest Black Baptist Church in Shreveport. Built Present location in 1903. Romanesque Revival Style, by noted Architect N. S. Allen
Erected by Antioch Baptist Church Historic Marker Church. (Marker Number 545.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 32° 30.235′ N, 93° 45.227′ W. Marker was in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It was in Allendale-Lakeside. It could be reached from Texas Avenue north of Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1057 Texas Ave, Shreveport LA 71101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in North Louisiana. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Calanthean Temple (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Austin Place Houses (about 700 feet away); Christian-Hamel House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Olgilvie-Wiener House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Logan Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thief (TV Series) (approx. Ό mile away); Bishop Leonidas Polk (approx. Ό mile away); This Marks the Site of Battery 7 (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 4, 2026
2. Missing Antioch Baptist Church Marker
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 4, 2026
3. Antioch Baptist Church Marker
The post is all that remains of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on July 5, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on June 16, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
